Christ’s love and friendship are no illusion. On the Cross Jesus showed how real they are.
We must not believe the Evil One when he tells us that there is nothing we can do in the face of violence, injustice and sin.
In the face of life’s difficulties, let us ask the Lord for the strength to remain joyful witnesses to our faith.
Prayer is all-powerful. Let us use it to bring peace to the Middle East and peace to the world.
Every time we give in to selfishness and say “No” to God, we spoil his loving plan for us.
There are no part-time Christians.
The Holy Spirit helps us to view others with fresh eyes, seeing them always as brothers and sisters in Jesus, to be respected and loved.
A Christian who withdraws into himself, hiding all that the Lord has given him, is not a Christian! I would ask the many young people present to be generous with their God-given talents for the good of others, the Church and our world.
A population that does not take care of the elderly and of children and the young has no future, because it abuses both its memory and its promise.
Man has slapped nature in the face. If you slap it, it will slap you back.
No one is saved alone, as an isolated individual, but God attracts us looking at the complex web of relationships that take place in the human community. God enters into this dynamic, this participation in the web of human relationships.
The fight against evil is long and difficult. It is essential to pray constantly and to be patient.
Dear young friends, learn to pray every day: this is the way to know Jesus and invite him into your lives.
We cannot be part-time Christians! We should seek to live our faith at every moment of every day.
It is neither a culture of confrontation nor a culture of conflict which builds harmony within and between peoples, but rather a culture of encounter and a culture of dialogue; this is the only way to peace.
The Christian who does not feel that the Virgin Mary is his or her mother is an orphan.
Things have a price and can be for sale. But people have a dignity that is priceless and worth far more than things.
We have to find a new balance; otherwise even the moral edifice of the church is likely to fall like a house of cards, losing the freshness and fragrance of the Gospel.
From the Cross, Christ teaches us to love even those who do not love us.
The Church needs you, your enthusiasm, your creativity and the joy that is so characteristic of you.